The pandemic made rich people realise that life is short, and they want to “live now to enjoy the nice, lovely things in the world”, Torsten Müller-Ötvös, the chief executive of Rolls-Royce cars, said last week. He should know. The Goodwood-based company delivered a record number of cars last year: 5,586 — 49 per cent more than in 2020. Many models were one-offs. One, the £20 million Boat Tail, features boot doors that open in a butterfly motion before a parasol pops out for impromptu picnics.
As the pandemic eases and travel restrictions finally relax, the super-rich, richer than ever thanks to surging stock markets and low interest rates, are on the move again — and not just in their Rolls-Royces. They’re flying around the
